MyEyes - Computer Vision for the Visually-Impaired

Alvin Wan

University of California Berkeley, United States

Social Impact - Web / App / Game Design

Category Semifinalist

MyEyes is a personal assistant built to grant the visually-impaired autonomy, using computer vision. Perhaps you need the price per pound, the label on a can, or the expiration date on your food. These are necessary, daily functions that the visually-impaired lack. An existing app, BeMyEyes, addresses this with volunteers over video chat. MyEyes instead uses computer vision to sidestep human resource constraints and leverages Siri for a hands-off interface.